Versions from here on in are targeted for Ubuntu Karmic. However, I’m still back porting to Jaunty. So to get yourself a copy of this application you can visit Launchpad and either download the source code or pre-compiled i386 .deb package. Or if you want to be kept up to date without the need to regularly check the launchpad site you could add the following ppa to your apt source https://launchpad.net/~me-tv-development/+archive/ppa. for the Stable release, or . for the Beta releases. The choice is yours!

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As the last stable version has been targeted for Ubuntu Karmic, I’ve now started back porting to both Jaunty & Intrepid. I’m glad to say that the progress for the final destination is shaping up well with only a few outstanding items left to be included into the final release. Although subtitles may not make it! (time will tell) This release fixes (correctly this time!) the bug that was wiping the settings each time you closed the application! So to grab yourself a copy please visit https://edge.launchpad.net/me-tv/+download and decide to either use the current beta or stable release. 🙂

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There is a lot of talk on the ubuntu forums about the need to replace Pidgin with Empathy. Although I should state at this point that of course everyone is entitled to there opinions, it seems to me that this decision hasn’t really asked to larger ubuntu community as to how they would feel about this. For those that don’t participate on IRC or do not use Pidgin (in preference to another IRC client) or don’t use this type of application well then this is most likely never to effect you! but for those that do, well you may be in for a little surprise. Upon initial install there is no IRC support you need to install the telepathy packages to enable this (see launchpad link below) I can’t see why at this point this application has been split into several packages instead of just being bundled as one. For me the need to go package hunting is just annoying to say the least! (but again I must stress this project is still in development) But don’t just take my work for it, have a look for yourself and decide!

Here are some links to look at for some more detailed information on Empathy…

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This version has been submitted to hopefully be included in Karmic (refer to Bug #379706) I did however make one small blunder when packaging! as the version was compiled in pbuilder (karmic) the dependencies for libgtk2.0-0 & libsqlite3-0 were not met for Jaunty! due to the versions currently in Karmic are newer, so I’ve corrected this by adding a separate build for Jaunty & Intrepid.

So now that this all fixed, its now a case of hearing back from Ubuntu Sponsors on the Karmic submission… You can get a copy of Me TV from https://edge.launchpad.net/me-tv